‘Why we are removing structures to fix roads’ (Nation)

Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting at the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Alausa-Ikeja, on the reconstruction of Remi Oyefiade Street in Eti Osa Local Government, the Commissioner, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye, said such was necessary not only for the development of the state, but also for the upgrade of people’s standard of living.

He said: “There is no way we will do road, drainages, walk ways and not remove certain aspects of the road, except you just want us to fill the road and we leave. But this is not government’s standard. We must have drainages at the sides and we must do standard work, hence the reason we have to remove structures on the right of way.”

Represented by Permanent Secretary Boladele Dapo-Thomas, Ogunleye said there was no way they would do the road without removing structures. Read more

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